Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield,Massachusetts.Dr. Seuss studied English at Oxford University in England, which is where he met his wife, Helen Palmer.Dr. Seuss worked as a writer and cartoonist at various magazines before being hired to draw ads for a pesticide company.It was only when Dr. Seuss was returning to the U.S. from a European vacation, by boat, that he wrote his fist children's book. His boredom on the long trip inspired Dr. Seuss to write a poem to the rhythm of the ship's engine. The result was the book And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, which was rejected by the first 27 publishers he sent it to. The book was finally published and became a hit. However, Dr. Seuss didn't become a household name until he wrote The Cat in the Hat in 1957.
World War II interrupted Dr. Seuss' career as a children's book aurthor. During the war, Dr. Seuss worked for the U.S. Army making documentary films for American soldiers. His films, Hitler Lives and Design for Death, both won Academy Awards. When the war was over, Dr. Seuss returned to his career as a successful children's author. Dr. Seuss died of cancer on September 24, 1991 at the age of 87.
One of the Dr. Seuss quotes was "Be who you are and say what you want, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
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